Gantz vows security forces will capture Palestinian gunman who killed soldier
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
National Unity's Benny Gantz at the launch of the party's campaign for the upcoming elections on September 6, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Defense Minister Benny Gantz vows security forces will capture the Palestinian gunman who killed a soldier in the West Bank earlier today.
“I would like to send my condolences to the family,” Gantz says on Twitter.
“The chase continues during these hours,” he says, promising to capture the gunmen “and those who assisted him.”
Gantz adds that the military’s West Bank operations will “continue and intensify in order to provide security to the citizens of Israel.”
